Associate Software Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary:

As a Software Engineer for Rockwell Automation, you will develop industry-leading commercial software known for its innovation and usability.

You will be an important player in subsystem design, implementation, and developer testing. You will play an active role in all the stages of the development lifecycle and support your team throughout the process. You will also help ensure that developed products meet requirements and are within total quality management standards. You will collaborate with multiple global teams and may also require you to be the technical lead of a small-scale feature or portion of a feature.

When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration. This team is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges.

We are looking for someone who will use a diverse set of technical backgrounds and opinions by promoting a team-oriented environment and the use of open and direct communications and respect. You will also seek knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and test automation fields and will identify and pursue career development opportunities.

Essential Functions:

• Document, contribute, and collect requirements for a feature and its components.
• Develop new subsystem designs or help existing ones ensuring they meet the established requirements.
• Establish a timeline and determine the resources needed to implement a design. Consider tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost, and reliability in the choice of a design approach. Provide progress reports.
• Implement and documents code that meets the requirements of the software design.
• Develop unit test plans. Report and resolves anomalies. Take the lead in the integration of other components by solving problems within subsystems to produce a final product.
• Participate in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases, and user documentation.
• Estimates, plans, develops test suites, test cases and automated tests to ensure appropriate functional test coverage is attained.
• Determine the origin and cause of anomalies identified.
• Responsible for the maintenance and integrity of one or more software subsystems.
• Build relationships and work with peers to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized.
• Think outside the box and be willing to research and explore new avenues using the latest technologies and standards.
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners.
• Stay informed about relevant technology trends and developments

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Experience with data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge of object-oriented designs
• Experience with design patterns
• Direct experience with C++, C#, or other relevant programming languages
• Direct experience with the Industrial Automation industry
• Experience with Jenkins, Artifactory, GitLab, Make and Build systems
• Experience with AI-Enabled Software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Cursor
• Experience with Scripting languages like Python, Ruby, PowerShell, and JavaScript
• Experience architecting modular software
• Basic knowledge of testing integrated software products
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.